Hey there just warped up my trip to Peru and Machu Picchu and it was such an amazing trip and i got back and tried to google if there was any posts on how to do this great trip is less than $1200 there wasn't and i did it so i went ahead and thought i can share this with you all. Here is how to do it and when.
May is a great time to visit PERU the weather is around 65-72 and chilly at nights. If you book ahead you should be able to get a deal on Copa airlines flying out of North east for around $515 round trip.
So iam using a Thursday to Thursday trip itinerary to make it easy to understand.
So if you fly out of the USA, their flights leave early in the AM, you should fly into LIMA by 3-4pm in the afternoon. Once your out of the Airport taxi to the main city should be cost no more than 25soloes($9). A hostel room in LIMA in the Miraflores district can be between $15 a night. Check out www.hostel.com. Chicken/fries and salad meal costs around($4) 3 meals should cost you no more than $25 if you are smart it will cost no more than $20 and your trip costs comes down, i took protein bars and had two good meals and my costs were around $15-$20 per day for meals. Next day(Friday) hop a local bus($4Roundtrip) to the main square and visit the cliffs and Lancomar(Three meals should be around $25). If you want to see a beautiful sunrise or sunset head down to the cliffs early or late during the day.
Saturday book an early flight out of LIMA to CUZCO through LAN airways if you book ahead you can get a RT lima-cuz for around $250. Arrive in cuzo in the afternoon, take it easy on Saturday you will need to relax for the high altitude change. A night in Cuzo will cost you $15 through hostel.com.
Sunday: Visit the main square in cuzco or the handicraft market, things are cheaper here than in Machu Picchu.
Monday: Take the 7:45am Expedition train to Agues caliente(Machu Picchu city)$56 one way
When you arrive in Agues Caliente at around 12noon, check into a hostel that will cost you $20 a night hostel.com.
Go down to the main square and at the cultural center buy your entrance tickets to Machu Picchu. Walk around town, do the small trail up to machu picchu if your up for it or visit the bath and make sure you buy your bus tickets to Machu Picchu$16 RT.
Tuesday: Get up early 5-530am head down to the bus stop hop a bus to go and have a great sight of the sun rising over Machu Picchu trust me its definitely worth the wait in the long line to hop the bus and get inside the ruins of Machu Picchu.
Enjoy your day 6am-3pm solid 9 hours inside the ruins. Hop a bus at 3pm come back down to Agues caliente take the 4:45pm train back to Cuzo($56). Check back into your hostel.
Wednesday: Take the early flight to LIMA 7:15AM it will bring you into LIMA by 9:30 hop on a afternoon flight back to the US and you should be back home early Thursday morning. So this is how its done in $1000. Here is the breakdown.
RT AIR FARE USA-LIMA-USA -$515
TAXI TO HOTEL IN LIMA - $9
Hostel $30(2nights)
Food $25(Thursday night and Friday)
FRIDAY BUS - $3
Saturaday taxi to airport$9
LIMA-CUZCO-LIMA RT $250
Lima airport to Hostel $5
CUZCO HOSTEL$30(SAT N SUN)
FOOD $50(SAT SUN)
TAXI TO POROY STATION$5
TRAIN TO MACHU PICHU CITY$56
STAY AT MACHU PICHU CITY($20)
FOOD$50(MONDAY N TUESDAY)
ENTRANCE TO MACHU PICCHU$46
BUS TO MACHU PICHU $16RT
TRAIN BACK TO CUZO$56
TAXI TO HOSTEL $5
HOSTEL $15
TAXI TO AIRPORT WEDNESDAY MORNING$5
Total Trip Cost:$1200
So there it is folks start saving now $100 a month and in a year your on your way to Machu Picchu. Keep posted for more great travel deals......
May is a great time to visit PERU the weather is around 65-72 and chilly at nights. If you book ahead you should be able to get a deal on Copa airlines flying out of North east for around $515 round trip.
So iam using a Thursday to Thursday trip itinerary to make it easy to understand.
So if you fly out of the USA, their flights leave early in the AM, you should fly into LIMA by 3-4pm in the afternoon. Once your out of the Airport taxi to the main city should be cost no more than 25soloes($9). A hostel room in LIMA in the Miraflores district can be between $15 a night. Check out www.hostel.com. Chicken/fries and salad meal costs around($4) 3 meals should cost you no more than $25 if you are smart it will cost no more than $20 and your trip costs comes down, i took protein bars and had two good meals and my costs were around $15-$20 per day for meals. Next day(Friday) hop a local bus($4Roundtrip) to the main square and visit the cliffs and Lancomar(Three meals should be around $25). If you want to see a beautiful sunrise or sunset head down to the cliffs early or late during the day.
Saturday book an early flight out of LIMA to CUZCO through LAN airways if you book ahead you can get a RT lima-cuz for around $250. Arrive in cuzo in the afternoon, take it easy on Saturday you will need to relax for the high altitude change. A night in Cuzo will cost you $15 through hostel.com.
Sunday: Visit the main square in cuzco or the handicraft market, things are cheaper here than in Machu Picchu.
Monday: Take the 7:45am Expedition train to Agues caliente(Machu Picchu city)$56 one way
When you arrive in Agues Caliente at around 12noon, check into a hostel that will cost you $20 a night hostel.com.
Go down to the main square and at the cultural center buy your entrance tickets to Machu Picchu. Walk around town, do the small trail up to machu picchu if your up for it or visit the bath and make sure you buy your bus tickets to Machu Picchu$16 RT.
Tuesday: Get up early 5-530am head down to the bus stop hop a bus to go and have a great sight of the sun rising over Machu Picchu trust me its definitely worth the wait in the long line to hop the bus and get inside the ruins of Machu Picchu.
Enjoy your day 6am-3pm solid 9 hours inside the ruins. Hop a bus at 3pm come back down to Agues caliente take the 4:45pm train back to Cuzo($56). Check back into your hostel.
Wednesday: Take the early flight to LIMA 7:15AM it will bring you into LIMA by 9:30 hop on a afternoon flight back to the US and you should be back home early Thursday morning. So this is how its done in $1000. Here is the breakdown.
RT AIR FARE USA-LIMA-USA -$515
TAXI TO HOTEL IN LIMA - $9
Hostel $30(2nights)
Food $25(Thursday night and Friday)
FRIDAY BUS - $3
Saturaday taxi to airport$9
LIMA-CUZCO-LIMA RT $250
Lima airport to Hostel $5
CUZCO HOSTEL$30(SAT N SUN)
FOOD $50(SAT SUN)
TAXI TO POROY STATION$5
TRAIN TO MACHU PICHU CITY$56
STAY AT MACHU PICHU CITY($20)
FOOD$50(MONDAY N TUESDAY)
ENTRANCE TO MACHU PICCHU$46
BUS TO MACHU PICHU $16RT
TRAIN BACK TO CUZO$56
TAXI TO HOSTEL $5
HOSTEL $15
TAXI TO AIRPORT WEDNESDAY MORNING$5
Total Trip Cost:$1200
So there it is folks start saving now $100 a month and in a year your on your way to Machu Picchu. Keep posted for more great travel deals......
